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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 113, 29 May 1937, Page 19

- i _ Portuguese East' African elephants have discovered that free "lemonade'v 's to be had in Zululand — and they are n trek. Missionaries in Zululand are 'eliglited at the invasion, for the "lelonade" is the famous ubusulu. from he palm. of which thousands of the 'onga tribe frequently drink them-. elves into a stupor, The palm wine omes from the Masala palm tree, and ver large tracts of country in North:rn Zululand the natives top tlie palms and hang little eups on them to eateh the preeious wine. Now the elephants liave discovered the free supply of Ti* quor, arid the lierds which habituallv Irok over the border are bringing their friends with them for a quiek drink. \Tot only do they drink the wine, but hey eat the vessels into which the na» ives tap it. These injienious cups are nake of the shells of monkey-orapges. io besides getting an aperitif the ale■diants get a snack as well. According to native deseriptions, the sap of the •ibusulu is lemonade the iirst day, wine tlie second, brtyady the third— and then plain fire. Fortunately the elephants get it at the lemonade stage. ••1 HAD THE SAME H>EA1,S But the other man thought of it too and patented it firstl lt 's risky to postpoye the protection qf even a simple idea, Consult us now — fiilly and cpnfl dentially. Henyy Hugbes Ltd. (Directcrs; w. E. Hughes and J. T. Hunter Regi&tered Patent Attorneys), 214-21V DJjC, Building, Wellington, - s {i